题目
38. It's surprising that John and his twin brother have nothing ___.A. in commonB. in turnC. in shortD. in the end
38. It's surprising that John and his twin brother have nothing ___.
A. in common
B. in turn
C. in short
D. in the end
题目解答
答案
A. in common
解析
本题考查固定短语的用法,核心在于根据语境选择合适的介词短语。关键点在于理解“have nothing”后需接表示“共同点”的短语,而其他选项的短语含义与句意不符。
选项分析
A. in common
“in common” 表示“共同的”,常用于描述事物或人之间的相似性。例如:
- They have a lot in common.(他们有很多共同点。)
本题中,“nothing in common”意为“没有任何共同点”,符合句意。
B. in turn
“in turn” 表示“依次”或“反过来”,例如:
- The students answered the questions in turn.(学生依次回答问题。)
本题未涉及顺序或因果关系,故排除。
C. in short
“in short” 表示“简而言之”,例如:
- In short, the plan failed.(简而言之,计划失败了。)
此处需描述两人关系,而非总结,故排除。
D. in the end
“in the end” 表示“最终”,例如:
- In the end, we reached the destination.(最终,我们到达了目的地。)
句中未涉及时间终点,故排除。